SBA Procedure Notice
SBA Procedure Notice
TO: All Employees
CONTROL NO.: 5000-725
SUBJECT: Expediting IRS Tax Verifications, Dealing with Delays, and Updated IRS Contact Information
EFFECTIVE: 04/12/01
Introduction
This notice extends SBA Procedural Notices 5000-613 (published August 3, 1999) and 5000-644 (published January 27, 2000) and updates IRS Service Center contacts, addresses, and phone numbers.
SBA's Tax Verification Policy
The SBA's basic tax verification policy remains the same. Historical business financial information submitted to lenders in support of SBA loan applications must be verified with business tax return information submitted to the IRS. This requirement does not extend to business start-up situations where historical information is not available or situations where business financial information is not used in the loan analysis, such as may be the case with credit scoring.
At the beginning of the SBA loan application process, lenders must explain SBA's tax verification policy to the applicant(s), including the possible referral to SBA's Inspector General of any unsupported material discrepancies between the financial data obtained from the IRS and the data submitted in the SBA loan application. Lenders should also at that time obtain a signed copy of IRS Form 4506 from the applicant(s). As soon as the application appears viable, the lender must submit the Form 4506 to the IRS Service Center of choice. (See attached updated listing of IRS Service Centers.) The lender must retain a copy of the Form 4506 and the transmittal to the IRS in the loan file.
Procedures for Submitting Form 4506 to IRS
There currently is no charge for SBA related copies of IRS tax transcripts. All transcript requests must be submitted to IRS using a properly completed, signed, and dated IRS Form 4506, Request for Copy or Transcript of Tax Form, revised May, 1997. Carefully review each 4506 for completeness and accuracy - Incomplete or inaccurate forms will be returned to the taxpayer with a notification to the requester/lender. (Return to the taxpayer is an IRS mandated policy.) Also, be sure to particularly note the following:
? Each Form 4506 must be noted with SBA at the top center of the form. ? To ensure prompt handling, each must be marked with a large "B" on the top right portion of
the form. ? Signature date must be included and must be current (IRS must receive the request within 60
days of signature date.) ? Forms cannot be altered (i.e. crossed-out/changed dates, phone numbers, signatures, etc.) ? Current taxpayer address (taxpayer's address at time of filing) must match IRS records for the
taxpayer. ? Telephone number of requester must be telephone number of the taxpayer.
Where possible, lenders should consolidate and batch their requests, but no more than 50 requests should be included in each batch. (Bulk requesters may submit an unlimited number of batches per day.) Your transmittal of the bulk requests to IRS must list each taxpayer's name, taxpayer identification number, and the tax period(s) requested.
Requests for expedited transcripts may be faxed, couriered or express mailed (Federal Express, RPS, or other expedited services, including those of the U.S. Post Office) to the IRS using the fax numbers or addresses listed in the attachment. The IRS will respond, generally within two business days, but lenders should contact their chosen IRS Center to work out the most expeditious process. In many instances, the IRS response will have to be mailed, either through the Postal Service or some other carrier, or it may be couriered, but again those arrangements will have to be worked out with the IRS
Service Center. Please note, however, that expedited mail or courier services for IRS responses will include charges that the IRS cannot absorb, so lenders should be prepared to work out carrier billing details with their respective IRS Centers.
Telephone inquiries and transcript requests to IRS Centers should be limited to normal business hours, which for IRS are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM local time, Monday through Friday. With the projected two-day turn around time, a request received by IRS before 4:00 PM on Monday, should be completed by close of business Wednesday.
Procedures to Follow if a Delay is Encountered
The IRS has committed to respond to SBA related tax requests within 10 business days, and in most instances achieves that target. However, due to varying workloads and resource constraints, there are occasions when IRS does not meet that timeframe. Therefore, if a lender does not receive a response or copy of a tax transcript within 10 business days, and the loan is ready for closing, the lender may proceed to close and disburse the loan without the IRS data. (If the loan is not ready for closing, the lender must follow-up with the IRS as described below.)
If the loan is disbursed, the lender must continue to follow-up with the IRS to obtain and verify the tax data. The lender must resubmit a copy of the Form 4506 to the IRS with the notation "Second Request" in the top right hand side and must document the loan file with a dated copy of the second transmittal to the IRS.
For the expedited SBAExpress, CommunityExpress, LowDoc loan programs, the lender is authorized to close and disburse the loan without waiting for the expiration of the first 10-day period, but the lender must follow-up and secure and verify the IRS tax data and document the loan file.
Upon receipt of the IRS transcript data, the lender must check and verify the data against the financial information submitted in support of the SBA loan application. If no material discrepancy exists, the IRS data must be retained in the loan file along with documentation as to the date of receipt and analysis completed.
If a material discrepancy appears or the IRS advises that it has no record on the applicant, the lender must report it immediately to the cognizant SBA office and document the loan file of the action taken. The SBA may direct the lender to rescind approval of the loan (if no disbursement has occurred), suspend further disbursement, call the loan, or initiate recovery of any disbursed amounts. In addition, the SBA office will refer the matter to OIG's Investigations Division.
If the loan defaults, and the lender has not made other material errors, the SBA will honor the guarantee provided the lender has followed the above procedures, exercised prudent judgment, and the loan file is properly documented.
If you have questions or concerns regarding the processing of a particular IRS tax transcript request, please contact your local IRS Center listed in the enclosure. You may also contact Karen Michaels located in one of IRS's oversight offices at (859) 292-7865 or Charlie Thomas, SBA, at 202-205-6656.
_______________________________ Jane Palsgrove Butler Associate Administrator
for Financial Assistance
Expires: 4-01-2002
Attachment
RETURN AND INCOME VERIFICATION SERVICES (RAIVS) -BULK REQUESTS
Attachment I
IRS Service Center Addresses, Managers, and Phone Numbers
IRS Center ADDRESS
Andover Atlanta Austin Brookhaven
310 Lowell St. Stop 679 Andover, MA 01810 4800 Buford Hgwy. Stop 91 Doraville, GA 30362 3651 S. Interregional Hwy. Stop 6716 Austin, TX 78741 1040 Waverly Ave. Stop 375 Holtsville,NY 11742
Cincinnati
Fresno
Kansas City Memphis
Ogden
Philadelphia
P.O. Box 145500 Stop 2801A Cincinnati, OH 45250 5045 E. Butler Stop 28106 Fresno, CA 93888 2306 E. Bannister Rd. Stop 6700 Annex 1 Kansas City, MO 64131
P.O. Box 30309 Stop 2826 Memphis TN 38130 P.O. Box 9941 Stop 6734 Ogden UT 84409 11601 Roosevelt Blvd Drp 2815 Philadelphia PA 19255
MANAGER
Muriel Hogan Scott Morehead Sylvia Jimenez
PHONE
978-474-5382 678-530-5319 512-460-2255
FAX
978-474-5982 978-474-5986 978-474-9405 678-530-5326 678-530-5327
512-460-2272 512-460-2354
Valerie White
631-447-4742
631-447-4405 631-447-4476
Stephanie Swartzbaugh 859-292-3585
Jim Garcia
559-443-7863
Darline Nickle
816-823-7639
Janet Generette
901-546-4133
859-292-3592
559-443-7822 559-443-7823
816-823-7667 816-823-7668 816-823-7669
901-546-4175
Lisa Rose
801-334-4170
801-334-4178
Jackie Egolf Ms. Winfield (night
Manager)
215-516-3944 215-516-6900
215-516-1311 215-516-1322
(Revised 3/20/2001)
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